Muslim Inmate Assistance Programme

al-Hamdulillāh, initial support for the programme has been strong. We have raised over $1500 in three months. A portion of this allocation has been used and shipped to inmates. Another round of shipments will go out soon. Response from the inmates has been glowing, they are so happy for your kindness and support and are enthusiastic about the incoming packages.

With the initial establishment of the programme a success, we are now turning our attention to creating a standardised welcome package. We thank everyone for their feedback, we have decided to create a Mini-Library for Muslim Inmates. This set of books and Islamic essentials will be sent to each and every Muslim inmate in shaa' Allāh (pending availabilty).

In order to streamline the Muslim Inmate Assistance Programme, we are now focusing our attention of raising funds for these mini-library kits. Our hope is to get these libraries into as many institutions as possible. We had a goal of $10,000 per year, in 3 months, we we have raised $1500 approx. which leaves a goal of $8500/yr which would cover 113 mini-libraries, or potentially 30-40 institutions in shaa' Allāh.

If you would like to sponsor a package, please paypal $75 (or $75 x how many mini-libraries) to info (@) troid.ca - full details/payment options are below.

At TROID, we are currently working to revamp our Muslim Inmate Assistance Programme. Each month the centre receives letters from incarcerated Muslims from across the United States and Canada. Most of the correspondents are Muslim converts who are in need of basic assistance. From the common help requested:

The needs are great, the requests are many. However, this is a project which has lay dormant for some time. Al-Hamdulillāh, we now have the human resources in place to coordinate this important project and we are looking for cooperation from the Muslim community locally and internationally to help facilitate our Muslim brothers and sisters behind bars. We receive upwards of ten letters a month and expect this number to grow with the success of the programme in shaa' Allāh. Coordinating the needs of Muslim inmates is a mainstay project of The Reign of Islamic Daʿwah (TROID) which dates back to the 90's, we hope to jumpstart this project, seeking the help of Allāh firstly, then your kind support.

What's needed:

We need to establish a budget of $10,000 per year (approx $830 a month) to provide the aforementioned needs. For those who would like to assist: